Experimental Sound and Radio

Book Description

Art making and criticism have focused mainly on the visual media. This book, which originally appeared as a special issue of TDR/The Drama Review, explores the myriad aesthetic, cultural, and experimental possibilities of radiophony and sound art. Taking the approach that there is no single entity that constitutes "radio," but rather a multitude of radios, the essays explore various aspects of its apparatus, practice, forms, and utopias. The approaches include historical, political, popular cultural, archeological, semiotic, and feminist. Topics include the formal properties of radiophony, the disembodiment of the radiophonic voice, aesthetic implications of psychopathology, gender differences in broadcast musical voices and in narrative radio, erotic fantasy, and radio as an electronic memento mori.

The book includes a new piece by Allen Weiss on the origins of sound recording.

Contributors
John Corbett, Tony Dove, René Farabet, Richard Foreman, Rev. Dwight Frizzell, Mary Louise Hill, G. X. Jupitter-Larsen, Douglas Kahn, Terri Kapsalis, Alexandra L. M. Keller, Lou Mallozzi, Jay Mandeville, Christof Migone, Joe Milutis, Kaye Mortley, Mark S. Roberts, Susan Stone, Allen S. Weiss, Gregory Whitehead, David Williams, Ellen Zweig.

Deathsentences of the Polished and Structurally Weak

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Deathsentences of the Polished and Structurally Weak
Negativland
Manufacturer: Seeland-Negativland
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: 0964349612

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Experimental Sound and Radio
Allen S. Weiss
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OR1TEK

Experimental studies of fading and phase characteristics of high-frequency CW signals propagated through auroral regions (NBS report)

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Experimental studies of fading and phase characteristics of high-frequency CW signals propagated through auroral regions (NBS report)
J. W Koch
Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder Laboratories
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Book Description

Goths represent one of the most arresting, distinctive and enduring subcultures of recent times. The dedication of those involved to a lifestyle which, from the outside, may appear dark and sinister, has spawned reactions ranging from admiration to alarm. Until now, no one has conducted a full-scale ethnographic study of this fascinating subcultural group. Based on extensive research by an 'insider', this is the first. Immersing us in the potent mix of identities, practices and values that make up the goth scene, the author takes us behind the faade of the goth mystique. From dress and musical tastes to social habits and the use of the internet, Hodkinson details the inner workings of this intriguing group. Defying postmodern theories that claim media and commerce break down substantive cultural groupings, Hodkinson shows how both have been used by goths to retain, and even strengthen, their group identity.Hodkinson provides a comprehensive reworking of subcultural theory, making a key contribution to the disciplines of sociology, cultural studies, youth studies, media studies, and popular music studies. Readable and accessible, this groundbreaking book presents a unique chance to engage with a contemporary, spectacular culture.

Customer Reviews:

Rate my new look!.......2007-08-08

Alright everyone, Patriarch here!!! Yeah so I am in an awesome mood because yours truly has read this book and has come up with an AWESOME new look that is going to portray his extreme personality. This book had a lot to teach yours truly. When I used to see people with lots of piercings and tattoos and black silly clothes I just used to laugh and laugh. But, as you know, I am always reading and learning about different people and different ways of life.

I saw this book and figured this book would be funny and give me a new insight on just how sad these people are. Well, this book turned my world upside down because, as it turns out yours truly has a lot in common about these people! I have an extreme personality but nobody knows it because I wear normal clothes and have no tattoos or piercings. Well, my my friends that is going to change...or is it?

As soon as I presented this idea to my friends and family they immediately shot it down. They made me feel really stupid. This is because they aren't extreme. I need to present my idea to extreme people and let them decide. So I will now explain to you my new look.

1.Blue mohawk. Not that wimpy mowhawk that's become mainstream. I mean an extreme mohawk. Very thin and very long and spikey. About a foot long. The rest will be shaved to the scalp.

2.Rat tail with toy babies on it. I got this idea from Johnny Slash from Square Pegs. I will grow a long rattail and stick plastic toy babies on it.

3. Talking skull tattoo. You've seen people with a skull tattoo before but have you ever seen one with a talking skull tattoo? Nope. I will be the first. It will be this HUGE skull with its mouth open and a speech bubble that says something like, "How ya doin?" Something nice.

4.. Multiple piercings. I will have three eyebrow rings. One of those earrings that go through the nose-bone. Two nipple rings that will have chains attached to the nose ring.

5.Military vest.

6.See through yellow pants.

This will be my new look and before I do it I gotta get some feedback from some of my fellow Extreme personalities. So, if you like my new look click, this review was helpful. If you DON"T like my new look rate, unhelpful. And if you'd like to leave some comments to expound on your opionion then please do so! Thanks guys I hope you like my new look.

Intelligent approach.......2006-02-12

The first chapter may seem bland, but they are well written and very intelligent. The explaination of subculture vs. lifestyle or tribal is informative and supported quite well. Well researched and impressive book. But keep in mind this data is taken from Goths from England, not the US, so some might not be able to follow in the interveiws.

For academics only.......2005-11-23

The book is the color black, it has "goth" in its title, and on the cover one is greeted by two goths with heavy make-up; a woman wearing black fetish wear and a man with a white face, black lipstick, see-through kinky shirt, and large hair reminiscent of Robert Smith of The Cure.

But looks can be deceiving. Goth: Identity, Style, and Subculture is a scholarly book, written by an academic in a academically correct language, put together for an academic audience. It's a book that's difficult to read, filled to the brim with references and footnotes referring to earlier works in sociology, anthropology, and ethnography. In other words, anyone attempting to read all of the 198 pages while not having the required skills is in for a real challenge. However, it can be a challenge worth taking.

Hodkinson, who is both a goth and an academic, has written a book where he analyses the British alternative scene known as Goth during the latter half of the 1990s. Whatever music, fashion, thoughts, ideas, life styles, and more that can be classified as parts of the "gothic subculture" are thoroughly and subjectively analyzed by him. What early bands are seen as founders of gothic music? How are you "supposed" to dress if you want to be part of it all? What clubs and social events are there to be found, and how do you walk and talk the right way once you're there? What in the world are the pros and cons of taking part of a subculture where the great majority dress in black, has a fascination with death and the darker sides of life, spend hours every day putting on make-up, dress in bizarre fetish clothing, while all the time having to endure being harassed by the "normal" people?

This, and more, is dealt with by Hodkinson, but Goth is still not a "manual" of how to become gothic. It's a scholarly book, no doubt about that, even though bands such as Cure, Bauhaus, and Sisters of Mercy are mentioned and different gothic fashion is shown (in low quality black and white photographs). If one's interested in this particular subculture, or indeed happens to already be a goth, then Goth is a definite must, but one must also be aware of the fact that large parts of the books are made up of difficult texts where lots of sociological phenomena and theory are discussed. In case you've never taken a class in sociology, well, then this book might not be the right choice for you.

People with more of a casual interest in the gothic way of life should try to find other, more easily understood books. Still, Goth is not a bad book, provided that you're able to understand it.

good scholarly research, but a bit dry.......2005-08-19

I see that this book was unfairly trashed by a few reviewers, and I thought I should offer a review. I once used it for a sociology project in college, as I couldn't simply plead extensive familairity with the subject and life experience without any academic sources, and to be honest I was delighted to finally see a study on the subject.
First off, this book investigates how Goth culture works from the standpoint of sociology, and uses all its methods. If you are interested in sociology, it is an interesting book, and one that delves into some very intrigiung points about the inner workings of Goth culture. However, this meticulously researched and solidly argued book has one major flaw: it is indeed dry reading. For that reason, it is best for academic uses. If you want to know about Goth culture in general there are other books on the subject now-I'd highly recommend "Goth Chic: A Connoiseur's Guide to Dark Culture" by Gavin Baddely and perhaps also "What is Goth?" by Voltaire-but only if you can take that one with the proper grain of salt.
Neither of those books has any color plates either, and for good reason. Color plates are quite expensive and most non coffee table books have few or none for good reason, given the realities of the publishing industry!
I do agree with the complaint about the cover picture-I wish they had used a different picture-but you know what they say about not judging a book by its cover.It's also true that authors are often not given much say about the cover art of their books. As a further note of the scholarly nature of this book, I'll add that there are not all that many pictures in it anyway-it is mostly text. So, the bottom line: as a scholarly work it is greatly recommended, but for general reading it is rather dry.

I know the author.......2004-08-10

I haven't read this book but I know the author and his work. I attended a conference that Paul organized. He's one of the nicest people I've ever met in academia. He is also amazingly Goth. He is tall, thin, pale has long jet black hair and an enormous lip piercing. He wears "respectable" clothing on campus but every bit of it is black or dark grey. Anyway, as dark as he is still a working scholar writing as a working scholar primarily for other working scholars. So reality check people. This is an ACADEMIC BOOK. Don't expect it to be a how to be a Goth book, or a book exponding some particular Gothic style over any other, or a Goth expose. If that's what you want buy another book! I am giving it five stars because I know both his theory and methodology and they are first rate.

Book Description

Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects-and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life?

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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-13

The quality of this series continues.

L still suspects both Light and Misa of being Kiras, and as such is watching them. When other people starts to die he lets them out of captivity.

Light's father is rather stressed about the whole thing, and decides he can't be in the police to deal with it. L has him put his son and girlfriend to a serious test, as the corporate machinations of the current Kira continue.

The Most Interesting Book in the Series.......2007-05-29

As the subtitle (vaguely) suggests, Death Note 5: Whiteout is about Light/Kira losing his memories of using the Death Note and joining the investigation team to find the killer who has taken his place.

What's weird is that Light is almost a completely different person once his memories of the Death Note are erased. The once cold, calculating Light is now as honorable and friendly as he merely pretended to be in the previous volumes.

At one point, he is asked to manipulate someone for useful information in uncovering the identity of the new Kira. Although he'd manipulated that same person in the previous book, Light refuses by saying it would go against his personal code. That pretty much implies that the Death Note has almost allegorical powers of corruption (kind of like the One Ring from "The Lord of the Rings"). Of course, I don't know if Ohba intentionally put this symbolism in, but it works.

By finally allowing the reader to see the contrast between Light with the Death Note and Light without it, Ohba enables us to see him as a much more tragic character. The contrast lets us see just how much finding the Death Note has ruined his character and his life, and that it will likely continue to do so as the series progresses.

Aside from that, this volume also introduces a few new elments into the series:

A new Kira emerges with a different MO and set of ideals.

The Investigation team gets better resources and a new base of operations.

L recruits two new characters into the Investigation Team...shortly after one of its alrealy few members leaves.

This book is definitely reccommended, but only if you've read the first four in the series.

I can take no more of these plot holes!.......2007-04-27

The Death Note manga is insanely compelling. I'll finish a volume in a sitting, if given the opportunity. However, I have decided to stop reading as of the second chapter of volume five. The plot holes are enormous.

---SPOILERS---

First off: the police chief's ramming into the Sakura TV building was absolutely ridiculous. In real life he would have been thrown off the force for such an action. He could have brought the entire building toppling down. And why did he ram a building with a police tank? To stop a television station from broadcasting a video sent in by a murderer. The chief pulled a gun on a reporter and threatened his life. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPERCUSSIONS.

Secondly: The horrible cruelty dealt upon Amane and Light. To keep someone chained to a wall, allowed to move only to use the bathroom, would cause all sorts of health problems, and probably lead to insanity, considering amount of time for which she was kept in that condition. For about two months, we're supposed to believe that Amana existed in this way, believing all along that she was abducted by a "stalker." Same goes for Light; his arms were fastened behind his back and he was kept in a cell. This would cause muscular atrophy, etc. It just wouldn't work.

I love the moral ambiguity of the series, even if it does make it painful to read. But these types of plot holes make the series impossible for me to continue reading.

Back on track and cruising along........2007-04-13

Tsugumi Ohba, Death Note: Whiteout (ViZ, 2006)

I may have been a bit hasty when I accused Death note of jumping the shark in my Love review last month. While I'm still not entirely convinced that Ohba's thinking more than an episode ahead at least part of the time, Whiteout begins a new story arc that should definitely keep things interesting (and on point) for a while.

Light gives up the death note, and so Ryuk, and all memories of him, vanish. Light is now certain he's innocent. When a third Kira appears, L has to weigh the benefits of having Light and Misa on his investigative team against the benefits of keeping them both locked up. The team traces Kira to a corporate boardroom-- but which of the board members, if any, is actually Kira?

Ohba's got focus back again, and so the series picks up its pace and gets interesting again. The good stuff returns! *** ½

There are no words. .......2006-08-16

Death Note is amazing, read it.
There are no words.
Trees should beg to be turned into this revolutionary manga!
READ IT!

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Be a Man!

Real Man cooks real good

The Real Man's Cookbook: How, When, What and Why to Cook
William J. Rayment
Manufacturer: Hats Off Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1587360098

Book Description

Do real men cook? Of course they do. From the great chefs of France to the rough-and-tumble short-order cooks, real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries. With dry wit and wisdom, W. J. Rayment dishes out recipes, reflects on the state of society and solves the world's most pressing problems.

Customer Reviews:

Be a Man!.......2002-05-17

If you own only one cookbook, this is a good choice. Mr. Rayment is a very cool guy, and his book will leave you in stitches. Very light reading, with some excellent recipes. This book will change your viewpoint on the role of cooking in a guy's life! Enjoy!

Real Man cooks real good.......2000-11-07

I got my copy today and it was every bit as good as the web site. I have actually ate meal prepared by RJ Rayment in his home and have never had a meal I did not like. He and his family are the real deal-I hope he does well with this project.

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Making a film for less!

Amazing Book! Lots of Fun to Read!!!

What fun!

FABULOUS AMAZING TREMENDOUSLY TERRIFFIC BOOK

Girl Director: A How-To Guide For The First-Time Flat-Broke Film and Video Maker
Andrea Richards
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1580086756

Book Description

Chock-full of fascinating photographs and colorful directives, GIRL DIRECTOR is an instruction manual, history lesson, scrapbook, and celebration of women and film rolled into one. Director and cinephile Andrea Richards all but hands the reader a camera as she raucously paves the way for young women to make their own films. Sharing tales of the coolest femme filmmakers from history and recounting advice from the best women directors now in the business, Richards explains step by step how anyone can make a film using a standard video camera. Covering such topics as screenwriting, storyboards, set design, editing, distribution, Claymation, music videos, film festivals, and the digital revolution, GIRL DIRECTOR is a must-have handbook for the aspiring auteur of any age.

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Making a film for less!.......2007-08-19

I am a writer, indie film director and an artist so this book was a joy to read and fun to look at. Ms. Richards has given the reader so much to learn from and information that isn't common knowledge. If you are thinking about making your first film and don't know how to do it - buy this book! Review written by the author of Bruised But Still Strong

Amazing Book! Lots of Fun to Read!!!.......2007-01-21

This is a wonderful book! It goes through all the basic techniques of film making from writing your script to camera angles to lighting, and gives great encouraging advice to future girl directors. There's even a little history at the begining that tells about the woman directors from the past. I really enjoyed this book!! It's so much fun to read and is so encouraging! Any teens interested in movie making will love this book! I know I do.

What fun!.......2006-04-06

I love this book! It is such a cool combo of photos and interviews with filmmaking tips and suggestions. This is a great buy for that person (it could be a boy!) interested in making films.

FABULOUS AMAZING TREMENDOUSLY TERRIFFIC BOOK.......2005-11-28

I love love love this book it is sooooo good. It has everything in it from different shot types to how to mooch off relatives for camcorders. Great. Buy it. Now.

Girl Director: A How-To Guide for the First-Time, Flat-Broke Film & Video Maker

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Perfect for the Aspiring Filmaker!
Fun and Informative
What every Girl (and boy) needs!
It's not just for girls.
It's not just for girls.

Girl Director: A How-To Guide for the First-Time, Flat-Broke Film & Video Maker
Andrea Richards
Manufacturer: Girl Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1931497001

Book Description

Girl Director: A How-To Guide for the First-Time, Flat-Broke Filmmaker. Hey are you the kind of gal who`s ready to make your own movie? If so, you know that all the fun is behind the camera, calling the shots, telling your own stories, and being in charge. Girl Director is the guide book for developing girl directors with insights and advice from the greatest female directors in the business. Learn everything you need to know about low-to-no budget moviemaking, including:

*WHAT type of movie to make and what to put in it

*HOW to make it happen (cool techniques like framing your shots, lighting, editing,

animation and special effects)

*WHERE to find your equipment (from that old Super 8 camera in your parents` attic to

borrowing a camcorder or using computer equipment)*WHO to show your flick to (organizing your own film festivals and putting together your screenings)

* and MORE! And for inspiration, Girl Director throws in information about women directors--past and present--so that you can find, enjoy and learn from other flicks by independent chicks.

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Perfect for the Aspiring Filmaker!.......2002-01-05

From the point of a young high school aged aspiring filmaker- this book is a total success! It is perfect for any girl looking for fun on a rainy day or a film career in her future. Its full of creative, colorful, and informative pages that are bound to inspire any young Girl Director!!

Fun and Informative.......2001-08-28

Andrea does a great job of simplifiying the world of film making. A+!

What every Girl (and boy) needs!.......2001-08-06

FILLED with information and presented in a fun and entertaining book. Great interviews and profiles on women directors. The most interesting part to me is how much women were involved in the early days of film. As a filmmaker myself, I appreciate the "how to" details which are presented in an easy to understand manner. Great descriptions of all the basics of how to make your first film - or your second film. Photos and illustrations will help the kids enjoy it....

It's not just for girls........2001-06-05

This book offers an entertaining look at the history of women making films (it's been happening longer than you think!), plus the inside scoop on being an all-in-one, movie-making machine. More than a how-to guide or a historical overview, Girl Director is fun to read, great as a gift, and a must-have for the bookshelf of anyone (of any age) who aspires or loves to make movies. From where to buy a camera or how to develop stories, to entering a film into a festival or finding out where some of our beloved female directors got their start, this handy book will take you there.

It's not just for girls........2001-06-05

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Arranged for solo instruments, however all editions are compatible and can be played separately or together. Instrumentalists at all levels will enjoy playing these arrangements. Flute Edition

Titles: Across The Stars, Complicated, Cry Me A River, Don't Change, Everyday, Everything You Do, Fawkes The Phoenix, The Game Of Love, Gollum's Song, Goodbye To You, I'm Gonna Getcha Good!, I'm With You, In a Little While, James Bond Theme, Just A Friend, Life Goes On, Like I Love You, Little Things, Love At First Sight, The Rising, Sk8er Boi, These Days, A Thousand Miles, When I'm Gone, When The Lights Go Down, The World's Greatest

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The Amazing 1000 Puzzle Challenge 2

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Another monster collection for monster puzzlers!

Hard on the heels of its bestselling sister volume, The Amazing 1,000 Puzzle Challenge, this visually stunning full-color feast of 1,000 puzzles and games will keep puzzlers, their family and friends amused, intrigued and perplexed for many months. Some of the finest puzzle-designers in the world have contributed to this book, making it a simultaneously fascinating and frustrating mental challenge.

The Amazing 1000 Puzzle Challenge 2 contains just about every imaginable type of printable puzzle. From number puzzles to visual-spatial posers, crosswords to lateral thinking puzzles, word games to mazes, this massive collection of brainteasers is guaranteed to banish boredom.

Like its highly successful forerunner, this puzzle book is unusual in that all of the puzzles are in full color. This immediately gives the puzzle-designer a whole new world of opportunity in terms of laying red herrings and displaying black humor, anything to leave puzzlers in a purple haze....

But puzzlers need not fear. If a puzzle proves to be just too tricky, too fiendish or simply incomprehensible, then the answer section at the back of the book will explain everything, giving not just the answer but also, where necessary, the logic behind the answer.

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Excellent, but...

Solid and Informative

Learn How the Founding Fathers Led the Country

You will be inspired after this book

Not Good

The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times
Donald T. Phillips
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When America aspired to break free from Britain, the real-life David-and-Goliath situation required that a full-blown cadre of dynamic leaders arise immediately from the revolutionary populace. As history shows, it did. Now, Donald T. Phillips--writer, speaker, and mayor of Fairview, Texas--uses those events to suggest ways that today's businesspeople can likewise overcome tough odds and achieve success. Goal-setting, communication, and risk-taking, Phillips writes in The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times, are just a few of the traits to be learned by studying Washington, Jefferson, and their colleagues.

Book Description

When America aspired to break free from Britain, the real-life David-and-Goliath situation required that a full-blown cadre of dynamic leaders arise immediately from the revolutionary populace. As history shows, it did. Now, Donald T. Phillips--writer, speaker, and mayor of Fairview, Texas--uses those events to suggest ways that today's businesspeople can likewise overcometough odds and achieve success. Goal-setting, communication, and risk-taking, Phillips writes in The Founding Fathers on Leadership: Classic Teamwork in Changing Times, are just a few of the traits to be learned by studying Washington, Jefferson, and their colleagues.

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Excellent, but..........2007-09-24

A very nice survey of the tumultuous, seminal time in which our nation was born. This format is particularly powerful because the narrative alone could easily carry the reader's interest. Each chapter's subsequent derived leadership principles are value-added.

But the one fault I would assign to the book is the author's aversion to tying the Founding Fathers' faith into their leadership principles and abilities. One of the main influences on their generation was the first Great Awakening of earlier that century. Faith needn't be the main focus of the book, but it would have been very appropriate to give it some place. I was very disappointed, for example, not to read of Franklin's appeal to daily prayer as the turning point of a hopelessly deadlocked Constitutional Convention.

In any case, an excellent story and an excellent book. The generation that founded this nation were exceptional indeed.

Solid and Informative.......2006-01-16

I thought the book was excellent. It's value lies at least as much in the historical recount of the American Revolution as it does in drawing out any leadership ideas from the founding fathers. I would recommend the book as a leadership learning tool as well as a informative study on the revolution.

Learn How the Founding Fathers Led the Country.......2003-10-07

Phillips' book is an excellent read for understanding how the founding fathers led in our country's early history and how we can apply these concepts today.

Among the interesting points Phillips covers include:

1. Being a team leader and member.
2. Turning a positive into a negative.
3. Be a learner and refuse to lose.
4. Leaders are risk-takers and change agents.
5. Leaders must understand human nature.
6. Leaders create a favorable culture and climate.
7. Excellent leaders are persistent and follow through.
8. Spend time in the field with the troops.

Read and understand that leadership principles that worked in the early history of the U.S. still work today!

You will be inspired after this book.......2003-10-02

CASE FOR:
The best part about this book is not some ground-breaking secrets of the founding fathers, but their history that illustrate some important principals of leadership. I was inspired after listening to the book on CD.

He author takes you through their life, battling England, taking you through their successes and failures. After you listen, you understand what really works, and why it is so important to do what is required of the leader. And of course he tells you what it is, he nicely sums it up at the end of each chapter.

He says, "changing times needs new approaches", "The greater the risk, the greater the glory" you will truly understand the meaning of such phrases from that book. I love this quotes, "We must make the best of the men as they are, since we cannot have them as we wish" I believe that was by George Washington.

I got this book on CD already thinking what they can offer me what I haven't already heard, after I was done with it, I was informed and inspired.

CASE AGAINST:
Donald's book finished little low, but in general I enjoyed his book.

Not Good.......2002-04-30

I did not find ANYTHING new or interesting about leadership in Mr. Phillip's book. More or less a bunch of tired old cliche's in hardcover or softcover - your choice. Save your money, I wish I had.

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